Improved adjustable railway-car seat



W. N BRAGG.

Car Seat.

No. 58,713. Patented Oct. 9, I866.

Jul/672507;

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. A

W. N. BRAGG, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND NVILLIAM H. TRAINHAM, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE RAILWAY-CAR SEAT.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 58,713, dated October 9, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, W. N. BRAGG, of Riclr mond, Henrico county, Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Chairs for Railway-Oars; and I do hereby declare the following to be an exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification, in which Figure 1. represents a side elevation of the chair. Fig. 2 represents the shape of the slot in the scroll of the rest. Fig. 3 exhibits the shape of the foot-rest.

The nature of my invention consists in a curved-shaped iron rest, that supports the chair and allows the chair to be adjusted to a proper inclination as a sitting or sleeping chair; also, the construction of an adjustable foot-rest attached to and combined with the curved iron rest.

A represents the chair, with a comfortable back and arms. B is a curved iron rest, scroll-shaped and the pivot O operates in the slot D, and allows the chair to be placed and fixed at the proper inclination for the passenger to sit or sleep in a reclining position. ,E

adj usting the chair by pressing the foot upon.

the front end of lever, which causes the rear end of lever to press or raise the back of the chair.

that I claim as my invention, and desire .to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The arrangement and combination of the slotted scroll D and rest B with the adjust-able foot-rest F and foot-lever Gr, when constructed and operated as herein described, and for the purposes set forth.

W. N. BHAG Gr.

Witnesses I J. FRANKLIN REIGART, J OHN S. HOLLINGSHEAD. 

